Ballots set for April 7 local elections

Last-minute concerns about a proposed overhaul of Marathon County’s animal waste ordinance nearly derailed the plan before it could be sent to state officials for review on Tuesday. Members of the Environmental Resources Committee voted 5-3 to advance a proposal developed by a working group of farmers and conversationists that would put restrictions on winter manure spreading, require vegetat...

High-speed internet access for thousands of residents across rural Marathon County is one step closer to reality after the federal government recently awarded over $600 million in grants to projects in Wisconsin, but it may still be years before broadband technology reaches the most remote corners of the county. At a Dec. 15 meeting of the county’s broadband task force, chairman John Robinson...